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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 19

Hawley Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 76 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.

76Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
20Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Hawley

Top 40 of 76 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hawley route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Mourning DoveColumbidae732025-24%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae672025+114%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae462025-52%1996
DickcisselCardinalidae432025+71%1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae362025-40%1996
House SparrowPasseridae302025-11%1996
Horned LarkAlaudidae252025-37%1996
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae222025+13%2009
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae212025-55%1996
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae212025+1%1996
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae192009-50%1998
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae182024+567%2006
Northern MockingbirdMimidae152025-49%1996
Painted BuntingCardinalidae122025+4%1996
American CrowCorvidae112025-80%1996
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae112025+3%1998
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae10201313×1998
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92025+675%1996
Common GrackleIcteridae82025-78%1996
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae82025-84%1996
KilldeerCharadriidae62025+8%1996
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62025-82%1996
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025-43%1996
Western KingbirdTyrannidae52025+100%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025-53%1996
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae52007+175%1997
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+300%2002
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae52025n/an/a
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae42013+33%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42024+210%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42024+100%2005
Canyon TowheePasserellidae42024+300%1997
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae42006+300%2005
Purple MartinHirundinidae32024-88%1996
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae32025+100%1995
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32024+50%2003
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae32013+75%2002
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32025+133%2002
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae32025-47%2004
Black-crested TitmouseParidae32025-89%2009

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.